Game apparatus.



e. A. IvI. LILIENCIIANTZ.

GAME APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILI-:D SEPT. 26, 1914.

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IE- romain 5MM Ii-Faundmaiamblig ma@ GUSTA'VE A. IM. LILJENCEANTZ, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

GAME APPARATUS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 15, 1915,

Application iled September 26, 1914. Serial No. 863,606.

p To all whom it may concern.'

Be it knownthat I, GUsTAvE A. M. LIL- JENCRANTZ, a vcitizen of the United States,

residing at Chicago, in the. county of Cook 5 and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements. in Game Apparatus, of which the following is a full, clear, and

, exact description.

My invention relates to amusement devices and particularly to games comprising a game-board, markers, and dice, which latter are thrown to indicate the position the markers shall occupy on the diagram mounted on said game-board.

The object of my invention is to provide a game in which the various incidents of political life, and public offices, to which politicians aspire and sometimes occupy, are used as stations to indicate the advancement `tion marked President, the attaing of which wins the game. This I accomplish by a diagram consisting of a plurality of systematically arranged geometric or other designs and pictorialA indicia designating certain of said designs, and by other paraphernalia, substantially as hereinafter fully described, and as particularly. pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a plan view of a game-board on which the diagram con- 'stituting the principal feature of my invention is mounted. Fig, 2 is a detail view of one of the party emblems that may be used in connection with my improved game. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a markerused in connection with the same. Fig. 4 is a similar view -of a dice used therein.

The diagram mounted upon the gameboard A, illustrated in the drawings, comprises two series of circles each consisting of an entrance circle a near the lower edge and fourteen horizontal rows of corresponding circles b, arranged in tiers one above the other and so that the circles of one row will be in a staggered position to theinext row or rows. Just above the upper row of circles isa terminal circle c, which is, preferably, greater in diameter thanthe remaining circles of the series and indicates the goal the players strive for. The entrance circles a and the terminal circle c are, preferably, situated nearer the center of board A, and commencing with the entrance circles the circles of each series are connected by one or more lines that constitute the path of the player toward the final goal, or posid, which the players of the game must follow during the progress of the same. As

shown, this path connects the entrance circle with the circle at the inner end of the lowermost row of circles, each of which latter are connected by a horizontal path, and the circle at'the end of the lowermost row opposite the entrancer` circle is connected to the circle at the outermost end of the second or row next it, and the irclesof this second row are connected by a horizontal path, and

the circle at thel end of the second row near- Y est the center ofy width of the game-board connected with the circle of the corresponding end of the third row, and so on to the terminal circle c. Commencing with the entrance circle and ending @with the terminal circle these circles of each series are Vnumbered 1 to 100, respectively. Each of these series of circles are' intended to indicate the advancement of the player in the political party of his choice, and each series is designated by a party emblem; thus,the right hand series of circles is designated by the picture of an elephant B, representing the Republican party, which is placed kbelow the inner end of the-lowermost series of circles next the entrance-circle, and the left hand series of circles, which is devoted to the player or players preferring to `represent thel Democratic party, by the picture of a donkey C, which is placed below the inner end of the lower row of circles next the entrance-circle thereof.

A certain number of the 'circles of. each series are selected -to designate certain civic positions to w ich those entering the arena of political life aspire, and certain incidents that have been known to happen to politi-r made to indicate the incident of being Found in Gamblin Place. Circle 16 e is similarlyddesignated'as PoundMaster; circle 25 was a rcState Senator circle 30 repre sents the incident Accepting Bribes circle 34 indicates the Oice of Sheriff circle 43 Postmaster circle 52 County Judge circle Congress.

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n1an; circle 80 U. Sv. Comptroller circle 90 Secy. of the Interior circle 94 Postmaster Genl.; circle 96 Secy. of War circle v 99 Vice-President.

After the words indicating the incident Accepting Bribes (circle 30) and the incident Embezzlernent by which circle 148 is indicated, and the incident of Bribing Corporations, by which circle 85 is designated, and after the words describing said incidents the word Trial appears in pa- The circle 25 is designated in the manner hereinbefore described, by-the act described as Letter Appointment 92 andthis circle and all of the circles designating a civic office or any of the incidents hereinbefore illustratedare made more conspicuous by giving them a double circular border.

lThe left hand series of circles representingy the Democratic party likewise have circles numbered 7 12 16 25 C y C )7 96-98 and 99 indicate by words and pictures in the manner shown and hereinbefore described, some civic office or some incident liable to occur during `the advancement of a politician, in substantially the same Way as hereinbefore fully' explained with reference to the right hand series of circles, and the terminal circles of each series (99 and 100, respectively) are designated by the words Vice-President and President and ,bythe word Nomination. Between thesev two series of circles, preferably, near the upper portion thereof, is a picture of a chair surmounted by an eagle with a scroll in its mouth and marked with the kwords Elected President, and below this is a picture of an eagle in Hight with a gavel in its claws designated by the words Elected 4Vice-President .and circle of each series is made of some solid. color, preferably black, and is designated by a horse of similar solid color andby the words Dark Horse, preferably by the numeral 60 substantially as shown.

Any ordinary game markers, such as shownin Fig. 3 of the drawings, may be used in the playing of my improved game A their advancement.

andfordinary dice, similar to that shown in Fig. 4, are used by the players to determine l The game is played by any number ofpersons, each of whom selects to play in the series of circles representing l the political party of his choice, and while it is preferable to have an even number of players representing each party, it is not necessary. The players` first of one party and then of the other. throw the dice, and advance to the circle the number of which corresponds to the total number of spots on the upper side of the dice sothrewn. The

next throw of the player advances him to the circle indicated by the number to which the throw of the dice entitles him, added to the number of the circle his marker last occupied, and so on. Should the throw of the dice entitle him to move his marker to the circle designated by a civic office, he thereupon becomes possessed of said office and is known by the title thereof until he is entitled to place his marker on a higher number designating a higher office, whereupon his titlebecomes changed, and he is known as by the title of the last mentioned lthe side to which the player on trial belongs v casts a total throw of the dice greater than the opposing side then said player -is not guilty and continues to play the same as if said incident had not been encountered. In this manner the players finally reach the end of the series of circles representing the side or political party to which he belongs, and he can only place his marker on the circle 99 indicating Vice-President or the terminal circle v 100 indicating President by a throw of dice the count of which equals the number intervening between that occupied' by his marker and the Vice-President circle `or terminal, or the President circle. When the players marker is upon these circles he is supposed to be in nomination and must then wait until the fate of the other players of the game on his side have advanced as far as it is possible for them to do toward the teimil nal-circle. v i

When the nominations for President and Vice-President have been made by "the advancement of two players on each side, in the manner just described, tothe terminal circles 100 and 99, respectively, the game continues, but the players in nomination for President cast their dice to obtain double siXes and the players in nomination for Vice-President cast their dice forr double aces (ones), whereas the unsuccessful players-those who failed to be put in nomination, begin to play the circles representing the party of thelr choice over again and try to put their marker on the Dark Horse circle .before the players in nomination are able to cast double sixes or double aces. If double sixes or double aces are cast before yin nomination, should be able to place his marker on the Dark Horse circle before such doubles can be thrown, such player is declared elected to the Presidency and wins the game. If desired, one of these series of circles could be indicated by a moose head, substantially as shown in Fig. 2, constituting the emblem of the Progressive party, or by the emblem or title of some other party, and the game played between the adherents of any two political parties, substantially `in the manner hereinbefore set forth.

I do not wish to be confined to the exact number of circles or the particular arrangement of said circles of each series, as hereinbefore described and as illustrated inthe drawings, nor do I wish to be confined to the use of circles to indicate stations upon which the markers of the players are placed, because it is obvious that the number of said circles or other designs could be decreased on increased and the arrangement thereof changed without departing from the spirit of my invention. f

What I claim as new is:

l. In a game apparatus, a suitably mount? ed diagram representing several series of circles arran ed in longitudinal groups, and the circles o each group being arranged in transverse rows and connected successively by suitable'straight lines and numbered in numerical order, from one end to the other thereof, and the end circles of each transverse row being connected by suitable straight lines to the end circles of the preceding and succeeding rows, and certain selected circles including the last being suitablv designated by the title of a civic olce,

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2. A game apparatus comprising a suitably mounted diagram representing several independent series of circles arranged in longitudinal groups, the circles of each group being arranged in horizontal rows, one above the other, and being successively connected by suitable lines and numbered in numerical order of their succession, certain of the circles'of each series including the last being designated by the titles of civic offices, and certain other circles by the names of crimes, and single c' cles located above the longitudinal group and each being connected to the inner circle of the top row of one of the groups, said single circles being designated by the title of a high office.

3. In a game apparatus, a suitably mounted diagram having a plurality of horizontal groups each being designated by the name of a political party and each consisting of corresponding parallel rows of circles arranged one above the other, and each series designated by the proper party emblem, and

the circles of each series being arranged in succession andconnected by a line and numbered numerically in the order of their succession; certain of the circles of each series including the last bein designated by lthe titles of certain civic o ces, and one of said circles being designated as a dark horse, and a picture of a chair designated by the words Elected President, being located between the groups and constituting the winning point of the game.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 23rd day of September, 1914.

GUsTAvE A. M. LILJENCRANTZ. W'itnesses:

FRANK D. THe-MASON, FLORENCE MITCHELL. 

